Doubt

About Doubt

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

Doubt is a 2008 drama film directed by John Patrick Shanley. Its themes are priest, sexual abuse, nun, and singing.

Meryl Streep takes the lead as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Brendan Flynn, Amy Adams as Sister James, and Viola Davis as Mrs. Miller. Released in December 2008, it runs 104 minutes.

The screenplay is by John Patrick Shanley.

The Nun, Once Upon a Time in America, and Silent Hill make useful companions to Doubt, all filed under 1960s. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,997 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.